Handle for box springs or the like



Nov. 11, 1952 s. BLAKE 2,617,143

HANDLE FOR BOX SPRINGS OR THE LIKE Filed Sept. 11. 1950 Paten ted Nov. 11, 1952 HANDLE FOR BOX SPRINGS OR THE LIKE Samuel Blake, Newton, Mass., assignor to Enterprise-Moakler Co. Inc., poration of Massachus Cambridge, Mass., a coretts Application September 11, 1950, Serial No. 184,190

1 Claim.

This invention relates to handles for box springs or similar articles, such as automobile seats, mattresses and other portable upholstered products.

The principal purpose of the invention is to provide a handle which may be made in one piece preferably of flexible plastic material or the like; which may be quickly and easily applied to the box spring in a manner to support the frame thereof, without causing strain to the fabric in lifting the article; and which affords a readily accessible and comfortably grasped handle of neat and unobtrusive appearance.

Recommended embodiments of the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of one form of the improved handle;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation looking to the left of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the handle;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end elevation, partly broken away and in section, of a box spring with the improved handle attached thereto;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a modified and preferred form of the improved handle; and

Fig. 6 is an end elevation, partly broken away and in section, looking to the left of Fig. 5.

In the particular embodiment chosen for the purpose of illustration in Figs. 1 to 4, the improved handle comprises a loop portion II with a cut-out opening at I2 to receive the fingers; a body portion I3, disposed substantially in the plane of the loop portion; and a transversely extending base or flange I4, disposed substantially at right angles to the body portion.

The handle is preferably molded in one piece of soft and flexible and resilient plastic material, such as a suitable vinyl resin or the like. If desired, the loop portion of the handle may be curved transversely, as shown in Fig. 3, during the molding operation.

One or more small holes I5 and I6 may be provided in the body portion I3 and base I4, respectively, to receive nails or other fastenings for securing the handle to a box spring, auto seat cushion, or the like, as shown in Fig. 4. The handle is applied to the box spring I! by placing its base flange I4 underneath the frame I8 and disposing the body part I3 flatwise against the outer side of the fabric-covered frame; and said elements are fastened in place by nails I 9 driven through the said holes and into the wooden frame I8. When so attached, the flexible loop portion II rests against the side of the box spring, but readily swings outwardly when the handle is grasped by the fingers, to lift the box spring. It will be understood that two or more such handles would usually be secured to each side of the box spring, and that handles may also be fastened to the ends of the spring frame, if desired. It will also be understood that the improved handles may be attached, by nailing or otherwise, to other boxlike portable articles, such as automobile'seats, mattresses and the like.

In the modified and preferred form shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the handle 20 is similar in construction and purpose to that shown in Figs. 1-4, but the grip part 2I of the loop 22 is substantially thicker than the remainder of the plastic handle, and is of rounded contour, to reinforce the grip portion and provide a smooth and substantial handle for the comfortable grasp of the fingers in lifting and transporting the article to which the handle is fastened as aforesaid. The remaining portion of the loop 22, and the body portion 23 and base flange 24, are relatively thin and have substantially flat surfaces on their opposite sides.

A one-piece handle, made of flexible and resilient material as herein described, is economical to manufacture, easy to apply to a box spring or the like, and durable and convenient in use. The base flange of the handle is fastened beneath the frame of the box spring to support the weight of the article, without any tendency to distort or tear its fabric covering; the body portion of the handle is easily fastened to the side of the frame and tends to hold the resilient upstanding loop and grip portions closely against the side of the box spring, in normal position of the handle; and the flexible grip may be quickly and comfortably grasped by the hand whenever the box spring is to be lifted or moved.

I claim:

A handle for box springs or the like, consisting of a unitary piece of flexible and resilient, shaperetaining plastic material and comprising a loop portion having a grip part across its top, a body portion disposed approximately in the plane of the loop portion, and a base flange extending transversely of the body portion and substantially at right angles thereto, whereby the body portion and base flange may be fastened flatwise to the side and bottom respectively of a box spring frame with the loop portion normally disposed close to the side of the box 10 spring, the grip part of the loop portion being substantially thicker than the remaining portions of the handle and rounded in cross-sectional contour, said remaining portions having substantially fiat surfaces on their opposite sides.

SAMUEL BLAKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 292,319 Kilpatrick Jan. 22, 1884 2,410,258 Bechik Oct. 29, 1946 

